I have been Chief Executive of Nottingham Hostels Liaison Group since 1998. I have also worked as a Supported Housing Manager for a local Housing Association, as a homelessness and housing development worker in a local authority and in a number of voluntary sector homelessness and supported housing projects.

HLG provides services for homeless and vulnerable people and is also an infrastructure organisation providing information, advice, training and advocacy for over 100 voluntary sector projects working with homeless and other vulnerable people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

I have been a member of the Community Accounting Plus committee since 1999. I have recently completed six years as Chairperson and am now a member of the Finance Sub Committee.